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When using compression, start off with a ratio of about 2:1 or 3:1 and lower the threshold until you start heairng evening between the loudest parts and quietest parts. Why is it called a "ratio"? Here's a useful way to understand ratio. A 3:1 ratio means it takes 3db of gain above the threshold setting to produce a compressed gain result of 1db.
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Getting Your Sounds to SIT IN THE MIX
Have you ever found yourself building an elaborate sampler or keyboard patch made up of layers upon layers only to be disappointed when bringing it into your mix? You find out that either it stands out over top of everything else, or else you need to bring it way down to a barely audible level, making you wonder, "dude, where's my sound?" This doesn't only happen with synthesized sounds; you may have layered your drums, vocal takes, bass or guitar parts and come to the same conclusion. This article will help you understand why this happens, and what you can do to avoid it, or if necessary, fix it in the mix.
From Flat to FAT - How To Get A Kick Drum To Sound BIG
For this tutorial we are going to show you how to take a mediocre, boring, flat, or just plain wretched sounding kick drum, and magically engineer it into a bass-rattling behemoth. "But, why should I bother learning how to make my own kick drums?" you ask...Well, because, the kick drum is the corner-stone of almost all modern recordings. Check out any hip hop, rock, pop or dance track on the radio today. Front-and-center is a big, beefy kick. Since the kick drum has such high energy content, it goes a long way towards producing the perception of BIGNESS and LOUDNESS in a track. Often, you'll have a kick drum in your track that you selected...
How To Buy The Right Soundcard / Audio Interface
Ok, so you've decided to get serious about music recording and, naturally, your first major purchase is probably going to be a good soundcard or audio interface. But, there are so many options, how do you know which is the best to choose for your particular goals/setup? While its nearly impossible to anticipate the best possible piece of gear for each particular setup out there, its a good idea to be aware of some basics before going out and purchasing something as central to your studio as the actual recording console. Read ahead and you'll likely have a better picture going forward....
Burning Instructions For Akai S1000 / Universal ISOS
This is a brief tutorial showing you how to easily burn an AKAI S1000 iso (.img/.iso/.nrg/ etc). All you need is a CD-R, a CD burner and compatible burning software (free software provided if you don't have your own). This tutorial is specific to libraries downloaded from platinumaudiolab.com, but you can use these instructions to burn any S1000 ISO. All S1000 ISOS have to be either burned to disk, or mounted with mounting-software such as daemon tools or alcohol before they can be used in hardware or software samplers...
Installing 72-Pin RAM In Your Vintage Sampler
This tutorial is specific to installing 72-pin RAM (16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 96MB) into samplers such as, MPC3000, MPC2000(XL), Akai S-Series, Korg Triton Series, Yamaha Motif/EX/RS and others. However, many of the principles in performing ram-upgrades in general are covered here. Let's take a look...
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Have you ever found yourself building an elaborate sampler or keyboard patch made up of layers upon layers only to be disappointed when bringing it into your mix? You find out that either it stands out over top of everything else, or else you need to bring it way down to a barely audible level, making you wonder, "dude, where's my sound?" This doesn't only happen with synthesized sounds; you may have layered your drums, vocal takes, bass or guitar parts and come to the same conclusion. This article will help you understand why this happens, and what you can do to avoid it, or if necessary, fix it in the mix.
For this tutorial we are going to show you how to take a mediocre, boring, flat, or just plain wretched sounding kick drum, and magically engineer it into a bass-rattling behemoth. "But, why should I bother learning how to make my own kick drums?" you ask...Well, because, the kick drum is the corner-stone of almost all modern recordings. Check out any hip hop, rock, pop or dance track on the radio today. Front-and-center is a big, beefy kick. Since the kick drum has such high energy content, it goes a long way towards producing the perception of BIGNESS and LOUDNESS in a track. Often, you'll have a kick drum in your track that you selected...
Ok, so you've decided to get serious about music recording and, naturally, your first major purchase is probably going to be a good soundcard or audio interface. But, there are so many options, how do you know which is the best to choose for your particular goals/setup? While its nearly impossible to anticipate the best possible piece of gear for each particular setup out there, its a good idea to be aware of some basics before going out and purchasing something as central to your studio as the actual recording console. Read ahead and you'll likely have a better picture going forward....
This is a brief tutorial showing you how to easily burn an AKAI S1000 iso (.img/.iso/.nrg/ etc). All you need is a CD-R, a CD burner and compatible burning software (free software provided if you don't have your own). This tutorial is specific to libraries downloaded from platinumaudiolab.com, but you can use these instructions to burn any S1000 ISO. All S1000 ISOS have to be either burned to disk, or mounted with mounting-software such as daemon tools or alcohol before they can be used in hardware or software samplers...
This tutorial is specific to installing 72-pin RAM (16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 96MB) into samplers such as, MPC3000, MPC2000(XL), Akai S-Series, Korg Triton Series, Yamaha Motif/EX/RS and others. However, many of the principles in performing ram-upgrades in general are covered here. Let's take a look...